Table 1 Patients admitted to hospital via emergency department
All patients | Sepsis patients | Severe sepsis patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
Variable | n = 1770 | n = 1036 (58.5 %) | n = 734 (41.5 %) |
Age (years) Median (IQR) | 65.75 (52.25,78.92) | 65.71 (51.67,79.27) | 65.83 (53.25,78.06) |
Sex (female) | 812 (45.9 %) | 478 (46.1 %) | 334 (45.5 %) |
Site | |||
Foothills medical center | 652 (36.8 %) | 354 (34.2 %) | 298 (40.6 %) |
Peter lougheed hospital | 608 (34.4 %) | 343 (33.1 %) | 265 (36.1 %) |
Rockyview general hospital | 510 (28.8 %) | 339 (32.7 %) | 171 (23.3 %) |
ED LOS (hours) Median (IQR) | 11 (6,18) | 12 (7,19) | 9 (5,15) |
ICU LOS (days) Median (IQR) | 5 (2,10) | 4 (2,8) | 5 (2,11) |
Hospital LOS (days) Median (IQR) | 10 (5,22) | 8.5 (4,18) | 12 (5.25,26) |
Bed transfers mean ± SD | 2.8 ± 2.44 | 2.47 ± 2.13 | 3.27 ± 2.76 |
Triage Level | |||
CTAS 1-Resucitation | 137 (7.7 %) | 42 (4.1 %) | 95 (12.9 %) |
CTAS 2-Emergent | 1075 (60.7 %) | 624 (60.2 %) | 451 (61.4 %) |
CTAS 3-Urgent | 540 (30.5 %) | 359 (34.7 %) | 181 (24.7 %) |
CTAS 4-Less urgent | 17 (1 %) | 10 (1 %) | 7 (1 %) |
CTAS 5-Non urgent | 1 (0.1 %) | 1 (0.1 %) | 0 (0 %) |
Charlson index score | |||
0 | 1142 (64.5 %) | 653 (63 %) | 489 (66.6 %) |
1 or 2 | 519 (29.3 %) | 333 (32.1 %) | 186 (25.3 %) |
3 or more | 109 (6.2 %) | 50 (4.8 %) | 59 (8 %) |
ICU admission (admitted) | 685 (38.7 %) | 241 (23.3 %) | 444 (60.5 %) |
Hospital outcome (alive) | 1281 (72.4 %) | 821 (79.2 %) | 460 (62.7 %) |